CFMU-FM is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

, broadcasting at 93.3 FM in Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

. It is a campus/community radio station

Campus radio

Campus radio is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. Programming may be exclusively by students, or may include programmers from the wider community in which the radio station is based...

 owned and operated by the McMaster Students Union

McMaster Students Union

The McMaster Students Union , is the central undergraduate student government at McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.-History:...

 at McMaster University

McMaster University

McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...

.

CFMU was launched on FM in 1978, broadcasting in mono at 25 watts. It had previously operated as a closed circuit

Closed-circuit radio

A closed-circuit radio is a radio that emits over a very small range, typically a college campus. This system can be achieved from two ways:*By tying into the PA System*By using existing power lines, telephones lines, pipes, etc. to transmit a carrier current...

 station. In the early 1990s, faced with a wattage increase at nearby CFRU-FM

CFRU-FM

CFRU-FM, airing at 93.3 on the FM dial, is a campus radio station based at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada . CFRU is a volunteer-run campus and community radio station. CFRU is a member of the National Campus and Community Radio Association...

 in Guelph, CFMU upgraded to a 250 watt stereo transmitter, with a transmission tower originally located at Chedoke Hospital

Chedoke Hospital

The Chedoke Hospital is a non-acute care hospital in Hamilton, Canada. It is operated by Hamilton Health Sciences.Chedoke houses many McMaster Children’s Hospital outpatient services, specializing in autism, developmental pediatrics & rehabilitation, and mental health. It holds the...

. Presently transmitting from a tower at Mohawk College

Mohawk College

Mohawk College is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology located in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario, Canada. Mohawk has three main campuses: the Fennell Campus located in Hamilton, the Brantford Campus located in Brantford and the STARRT Institute located in Stoney Creek, as well as the...

 shared with Mohawk's instructional station CIOI-FM

CIOI-FM

CIOI-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 101.5 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. The license for this campus radio station is held by the Mohawk College Radio Corporation at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario Canada....

, the station can be heard throughout much of Hamilton and Burlington

Burlington, Ontario

Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...

, although their vertically polarized signal means the station can be heard farther on car radios.

External links

• CFMU-FM
• CFMU-FM history at Canadian Communications Foundation
  Canadian Communications Foundation
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